Chapter 178 [Alien] The Emperor Takes a Concubine
He turned sideways and was about to run, but Hua Jin grabbed his sleeve.
“Let go!”
Hua Jin didn't let go, but walked forward, grabbed his wrist and pulled him into his arms.
Hua Jin was already as tall as Mu Chi, but a little taller than him. From his perspective, he seemed a little tall, and he was like a lamb to be slaughtered.
"Master, you have no cultivation, just like a mortal. You can't even beat me now. Master, you..." Hua Jin suddenly stopped talking, just looked at him with eyes as bright as stars.
Seeing Hua Jin remained silent, Mu Chi shook off his hand and raised it to slap him. However, his hand was in mid-air, and he watched Hua Jin close his eyes, so he didn't hit him in the end.
“Get out!”
He watched Hua Jin grow up, and he never hit him, nor would he do so. He did not educate his apprentice by beating him, but by the truth.
But now it seems that using truth to educate Hua Jin is far from enough. The Hua Jin who used to listen to him has been destroyed by something, and the person in front of him clearly does not seem like his apprentice.
The air was quiet for a while, and the two looked at each other, neither moving.
Suddenly Mu Chi felt his limbs go weak and even his body began to sweat. He held onto the wall, his legs trembling.
Hua Jin stepped forward to support him, and when he tried to withdraw his hand, he was held tightly.
"Master, I know this is wrong, but I just want you to like me. If one day you recover your cultivation and want to punish me, I will have no regrets." After saying that, Hua Jin picked him up and walked towards the bed.
With his hands wrapped around Hua Jin's neck, he looked at the piece of cake he had put down on the table in disbelief. He seemed to understand something and felt a pang of heartache.
Then he couldn't even control his own body. He felt himself longing for Hua Jin. He clasped his fingers with Hua Jin's, feeling the warmth of the other's palm being transmitted to him.
"Master, I like you very much, and I want you to feel my sincerity."
This is ridiculous.
This is simply ridiculous.
It's hard to believe what he did to such a good child.
"Xiao Jin..." He was speechless and felt his mouth was dry. He looked at Hua Jin's lips and wanted to push him away, but his body was already close to him and kissed him.
"Master, I have sent a message to my uncle. I think he will be here soon. Master... you are so soft-spoken..."
Mu Chi closed his eyes.
This is so wrong!
He is unworthy of being a teacher!
This night was too absurd. When Mu Chi woke up, he didn't dare to recall it too much. He looked at the person beside him without saying a word.
Hua Jin was not in a deep sleep either, and he woke up as soon as Mu Chi made any movement.
"Master, why isn't he sleeping?" Hua Jin turned sideways.
This is the study. The bed is just a single bed. Two grown men squeezed together are not crowded at all.
"Master, are you angry with me? Well, it's normal for you to be angry. Anyone would be angry, but Master, can you please like me from now on? Not just ordinary likes, but want me to like you back."
Mu Chi turned his back and covered his ears.
He didn't want to talk, nor did he want to listen to Hua Jin. He was upset, as if something he had been holding on to for years had collapsed.
His apprentice was absurdly fond of him.
What a ridiculous thing.
Perhaps he should think carefully about whether such things are common in the world of cultivation and what the consequences will be.
He should give up the idea of Hua Jin.
"Master... can you please stop ignoring me if you are angry?" Hua Jin reached out to pull Mu Chi's hand, but was avoided. However, he did not get discouraged. Instead, he moved forward, pressed against Mu Chi's back, smelled the fragrance of his hair, and bit his earlobe like in the storybook. He felt the person in his arms shudder.
"What are you doing! Let go!"
"I want Master to like me."
He grabbed Mu Chi's arm and controlled him.
"You drugged your commander. Is that what I taught you? You're capable of doing such a thing!"
"I have already given you the medicine. If Master wants to punish me, then wait until your cultivation recovers. Otherwise, it will be nonsense. If you are counting on Uncle Master to save you, well, I can't beat Uncle Master, but the other disciples are more than enough."
"you!"
Mu Chi was so angry that he couldn't speak. He gasped and tried to calm himself down.
"Traitor!"
"Master also taught me this traitorous disciple. Master, I didn't want this to happen either. Your reaction really disappointed me."
"Stop talking, just stop talking!" Mu Chi didn't want to hear Hua Jin say anything at all. He was depressed and annoyed, and even more angry with Hua Jin.
"Okay, I'm the most obedient."
Sure enough, Hua Jin stopped talking. He lay quietly behind Mu Chi, as if he was asleep, but Mu Chi knew he was looking at him, and his grip on his arm remained unchanged.
He did not sleep that night, and neither did Hua Jin. The two of them remained in a stalemate, neither giving in.
Until there was a knock on the door, and the maid came in to serve breakfast.
"release……"
Hua Jin didn't intend to embarrass Mu Chi, so he let go and got out of bed to open the door.
The maid was stunned for a moment, then walked in.
After Hua Jin got out of bed, Mu Chi immediately stood up and felt pain in his body. He couldn't help but groan.
Hua Jin glanced at Mu Chi and left. He once again came to Wangyangchun Tower to meet Zuo Qianqian.
"I gave him an aphrodisiac, and he got really angry, even angrier than ever. He ignored me and even hit me. Is there something wrong with the drug?"
Zuo Qianqian patiently poured a glass of wine and pushed it in front of Hua Jin.
"It's natural to be angry. Think about it, you're his apprentice, and he's your master. He treats you as a junior. If a junior behaves like this, it's disrespectful to his elders. Of course he's angry, and of course he wants to hit you. You're committing insubordination."
"How do you know so clearly?" Hua Jin asked.
"I'm a fox demon who's lived for a thousand years. What's there that I don't know?" Zuo Qianqian replied. "You've already had physical contact. This aphrodisiac won't just work last night. Your master will beg you and look for you every day. Just ignore him."
"How can that be! My master is looking for me, how can I ignore him?" Hua Jin took a sip of wine and coughed repeatedly because of the spicy taste.
"This is a strategy," Zuo Qianqian said as he handed over the handkerchief. "Not only that, you also have to make your master feel that you and he are equals. Only then will you have a chance."
Hua Jin thought for a while and said, "I don't think it's appropriate. I will do as you say. What if Master still doesn't agree, hates me forever, ignores me, and drives me away?"
"He hasn't chased you away yet, has he? That means he still has you in his heart."
Hua Jin didn't say anything. He knew in his heart that Mu Chi didn't drive him away because he had lost his cultivation and could not resist.
Zuo Qianqian directly handed him a pot of wine.
"Are you worried that he will kick you out in the future?"
Even if Hua Jin didn't answer, Zuo Qianqian would know.
"This wine is a fine wine I've brewed for a hundred years. Drinking it will improve your cultivation. By then, your cultivation will far surpass your master's. You will be able to defeat him and still be afraid of him driving you away?"
Hua Jin looked at the wine jug, then at Zuo Qianqian who had a sincere expression on her face.
"Why help me?"
"We are good friends. Good friends should help each other. If I get into trouble someday, you have to help me like this."
"Thank you."
"You're welcome," Zuo Qianqian smiled, not sure if he was laughing at his silliness or something else. He conjured up a ring and placed it on the table. "I'll give you another gift. This is a treasure I got from a master. The ring has a huge space inside, even big enough to hide a person. I've put all the wine in the ring, so you can take it anytime you want."
Hua Jin was really grateful to Zuo Qianqian. In his opinion, if his master did not approve of him, then the entire Yinyou Valley would not approve of him either, and neither would the world of cultivation. Only Zuo Qianqian helped him, stood on his side, and was a good brother who truly wanted him and his master to be together and wanted him to be happy.
Hua Jin will remember his great kindness for the rest of his life.
"Then I'll go." Hua Jin put on the ring and stood up.
"Well, let's go, come back next time."
Hua Jin returned to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. He stood in front of the door, rubbing the ring on his right middle finger with his fingertips.
"Why are you here?" The housekeeper came out. "I saw you here from afar. Why are you slacking off here instead of taking good care of the prince?"
Hua Jin glanced at the housekeeper and left.
The butler did not pay much attention to this rude man, but hurried to report the news he had just learned to the Marquis of Zhenbei.
"My Lord," the butler handed over the envelope, "the Empress has sent word that His Majesty appointed a new concubine yesterday. However, there was no grand ceremony or palace assigned to her. Instead, she lives with His Majesty."
Ye Hean never took the initiative to appoint concubines. The concubines in the harem were all inserted by ministers or the empress dowager in order to consolidate the hearts of court officials.
There was no one in the harem that Ye Hean liked, and no one knew what kind of beauty Ye Hean liked. Last night was the first time the emperor took a concubine.
"As your majesty has said, I'm afraid you're going to fall out of favor."
Although Ye Hean rarely set foot in the harem, whenever he went there, he would go to Fengyi Palace and be with the queen, so the queen was the only one in the harem who had a son.
"Tell Wen'er not to panic. We have the crown prince in our hands. Why should we be afraid of a concubine who has just entered the palace? Let's test the waters first and then make a decision."
"yes."
At this time, Zheng Hao also walked in.
"My Lord, there's news about the Crown Prince!"
Marquis Zhenbei took the creed from Zheng Hao, took a look at it, and frowned.
"Go call the prince!"
The housekeeper went to call Mu Chi.
When Mu Chi arrived at the main hall, he saw the Marquis of Zhenbei frowning with a worried look on his face, while Zheng Hao was kneeling there.
"father."
Hearing the noise, Zhenbei Hou opened his eyes.
"I'm here, come and sit down." He handed the note to the butler, who passed it to Mu Chi. "This is news about Xiu Wen. I really didn't expect it to be like this..."
Mu Chi looked at the note which read: The Crown Prince was taken away by His Majesty's men.
"Your Majesty has just been appointed a concubine. Thinking back to the time many years ago when Xiu Wen was clearly doing well as an official, he caused such a scene and didn't want to be an official anymore, so this is how it was. I didn't know about it for so long. Your Majesty actually had such dirty thoughts about Xiu Wen! How dare you hide it from me for so long!"
Zheng Hao: "Please forgive me, my Lord. The prince doesn't want you to worry!"
"Father, my brother must have his reasons for doing this. If you are worried about something happening, I will go to the palace immediately to find out what's going on."
"No, since His Majesty has found Xiu Wen, he must have known that you are not the real prince. If you go, I'm afraid you will be in great danger."
"To be honest, my identity was confirmed by His Majesty. He already knows I'm not him. Last night, I learned about the Mu family's recent history. Their enemies wouldn't dare to attack them so brazenly. And my brother was transferred from Yandu and then encountered danger. There must be something else going on." Mu Chi stood up and said, "Dad, let me go. If I don't meet my brother soon, how can I know if he's safe?"
"His Majesty has taken in a new concubine, but he hasn't revealed who she is, nor has he granted her a palace, nor has he held a ceremony to crown her. Do you think... could it be Xiu Wen?"
Mu Chi also realized why the Marquis of Zhenbei was so angry. If Ye Hean really took Mu Xiuwen as his concubine, it would be a pure humiliation to the Mu family and a slap in the face of the Queen Mother.
"Don't worry, Dad. I'll go to the palace and take a look."
"Go to the palace and visit the Empress." The Marquis of Zhenbei suddenly said, "She is the adopted daughter of the Mu family. If you use this as an excuse to go, the princess won't make things difficult for you. Zheng Hao will go with you."
Zheng Hao: "Yes, thank you, my Lord."
As soon as Mu Chi got on the carriage, he ran into Hua Jin who was coming back from outside. His legs went weak and he almost fell.
"Prince?" Zheng Hao supported him.
"Where are you going, my prince?" Hua Jin stepped forward, and seeing that Mu Chi ignored him, he squeezed into the carriage. He sat next to Mu Chi, his hand clutching his sleeve.
"How dare a mere servant ride in the same carriage with the prince!" Zheng Hao drew his sword.
"That's fine." Mu Chi didn't want to cause any more trouble. He opened the curtain and said, "Let's get going quickly."
After he said that, Zheng Hao put away his sword and got on the carriage.
Hua Jin held Mu Chi's hand tightly until it turned red.
"Are you still angry?"
"Shouldn't I be angry? Xiaojin, I've been too indulgent to you on weekdays, which makes you think you can be so presumptuous!" After saying that, he slapped her.
Zheng Hao, who was sitting outside, heard the noise and asked, "What happened to the prince?"
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